Report: HECO, others agree to $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement
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Fire damage is shown in the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina, on August 15. Hawaiian Electric Industries and other defendants in lawsuits over the Maui wildfires in Hawaii have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion in settlement amount, Bloomberg News reported.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/web1_20240719_brk_lah01.jpg)
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Fire damage is shown in the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina, on August 15. Hawaiian Electric Industries and other defendants in lawsuits over the Maui wildfires in Hawaii have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion in settlement amount, Bloomberg News reported.
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc and other defendants in lawsuits over the Maui wildfires have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion in settlement amount, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The company and other defendants, including county officials, face multiple lawsuits over the blazes that killed at least 102 people in Lahaina, destroyed thousands of properties and caused damages worth an estimated $5 billion.
The proposed deal would settle suits on behalf of thousands of homeowners and businesses against the utility.
Other defendants, in the proposed settlement, include Spectrum, a unit of Charter Communications, and state and local governments, Bloomberg added.
Hawaii’s Department of the Attorney General and Hawaiian Electric declined Reuters requests for comment on the mediation efforts, citing a confidentiality agreement.
Charter Communications also declined to comment, while the Office of Maui Mayor did not immediately respond.
At midday on Wall Street today, Hawaii Electric’s stock was up about 33% at $17.03 a share.